[3dsMax] Greg's Tools: Rock Generator

Amatobahn · Feb 2015

Back with a simple little tool to help speed up productivity / workflow:

Greg's Tools: Rock Generator
v0.1.0

Install the tool and associated files into the *://Program Files/Autodesk/3ds Max */scripts/Startup

You will find the scripts where you can drag and drop to your toolbar under:
Customize UI > Toolbars > Category: Greg's Tools > Rock Gen

Generate Rock

Clicking on this button will generate a High Polygon randomized rock based on the size range [100-1000] and the Resolution [1-20].

Generate Selected

Clicking on this button will generate a rock based off of a lower resolution mesh as a guide.
Keep in mind when creating a base mesh for this operation that the best results will be made if the object is quads-only. Try to refrain from adding any tight details into the mesh.

Make Low Poly and Cage?

Enabling this option will create a LOD0 mesh and cage for baking textures in addition to the high poly mesh.

**You will still need to unwrap UVs. This process has not been [and probably will not] be automated.**

Download the SuperTest Beta HERE

Demonith · Feb 2015

Wow coool will try that out

SimonT · Feb 2015

Really cool! Thx for sharing!

Thaiauxn · Feb 2015

That's pretty incredible! Now if you really want to jump the shark, add geological process passes and different types of minerals & surface textures; chondrites, composites, etc...

I will use this to make worn down looking Egyptian statues very quickly!

Cheers

oglu · Feb 2015

reminds me on this tool here i used years ago...
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/rock-generator

Quack! · Feb 2015

I am going to use this. : ]

Amatobahn · Feb 2015

oglu wrote: »

reminds me on this tool here i used years ago...
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/rock-generator

I'm sure it works better/gets better results because of the dynamic controls attached. I decided to keep mine compact and to the point as a generator.

BasicallyNormal · Feb 2015

Looks sexy, I'll definitely give it a try.

NegevPro · Feb 2015

This looks great, I'm going to test it out later today for sure. Thanks for sharing!

autokey · Feb 2015

Very impressive, Amatobahn! Thanks for sharing!

solidshark91493 · Feb 2015

Wow, awesome. Thanks!
Gonna try this out.

armagon · Jul 2015

Awesome script. Do you have any plans of sharing the source?

Eric Chadwick · Jul 2015

armagon wrote: »

Awesome script. Do you have any plans of sharing the source?

The script is unencrypted. Open it in a text editor and you'll see the source.

ghaztehschmexeh · Jul 2015

This is better than the rock generator I've been using! Thanks for sharing! I am using this and your UE4 tool, you've been quite the help

armagon · Jul 2015

Interesting! And a very clean code. I didn't expect that using Voronoi cells could give such a good result. How do you create the model from scratch, though? I didn't get that part of the code.

Arahnoid · Jul 2015

Amazing script
I would modify a bit script like so

on btn_generateRockFromSelected pressed do
(
    -- check if selected obj is not rock itself because it will be deleted 
    -- and selection will be empty and script will crash
    for o in $ where o.name == "generatedRock" do deselect o

    if $ == undefined do
    (
        messageBox "No mesh was selected."
    )
    
    if $ != undefined do
    (
        MakeSelectedRock()
    )
)

Amatobahn · Feb 2016

So this is a tad embarrassing. I managed to lose all instances of this rock gen script when reformatting and not saving to a network SVN drive as I typically would. On top of that, the version on my web server was wiped. By chance, would someone have the script still on hand? Would be swell!

Cheers!

ekul · Feb 2016

Amatobahn said:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cajtibi1bsxqpgv/GregsTools_RockGen.zip?dl=0
Here you go! And thank YOU!

Amatobahn · Feb 2016

Thanks! You're a lifesaver.

[3dsMax] Greg's Tools: Rock Generator

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